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Sneeze fled from the officer before he attempted a traffic stop and led police, against traffic at times, to Lafayette Street, Civic Center Boulevard, Barrow Street and Highway 315. When Sneeze reached Hidalgo Street, he crashed into a telephone pole and a parked car, according to police.

Sneeze then fled on foot into a wooded area. With the help of an infra-red device, he was located in a ditch with only his face above water, according to police.

Sneeze was taken into custody and transported to a hospital where he was treated for minor injuries.

No officers were injured due to the incident.

Sneeze will be charged with theft, aggravated flight from an officer, resisting arrest by flight, resisting arrest by giving false information, criminal damage to property, simple escape and several traffic offenses resulting from the vehicle pursuit.

In the previous incident, police say officers responded to a theft complaint in the 8000 block of Park Avenue at about 1 a.m. Jan. 14. Employees informed officers that a man, later identified as Sneeze, stole a bottle of alcohol and left the store without paying for it and gave them his car’s license plate number.

Officers located the car in the 1100 block of Lafayette Street. They attempted to make a traffic stop, but the driver drove away at a high rate of speed disregarding all traffic control devices, according to police.

During the chase, the driver led police to the east side of Houma before returning to the west side of Houma, police say. The car chase ended when the driver struck a utility pole and several signs, causing the car to flip onto USDA Road, according to police.

The driver then began running toward a neighborhood and climbed to the rooftop of a residence in the 300 block of Hawthorne Drive, police say.

After several commands to come off the roof, the man complied and was taken to the hospital for possible injuries sustained. While at the medical facility, police say Sneeze was taken to an exam room where handcuffs had to be removed, and he escaped medical personnel and law enforcement.